Wednesday, March 12, 2014

The Battle of Salamis

To Defend a Kingdom


Kingdom against Kingdom
were the Persians and the Greeks.
Greeks defending a Persian invasion
resulting in great sea battle leaks.

A sea of frothing madness
brings forth every blood and gore
and a piercing anguishing sadness
to the very heart of its human core.

The Battle of Salamis
proved pivotal in history
because without this Greek triumph
our civilization would never be.

@JoSH Poetic Popcorn Poetry 2014

This poem was written after having seen the Movie:  300:  Rise of an Empire.  This battle was a moment in historyI could not get the graphic pictures out of the my mind.  It was a bit of history coming alive for me.